English slang definitions:
Taking the piss: to ridicule; to tease; to make fun off.
The local transport bigwigs in this part of the world go by the initials GMPTE for Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. These guys have elevated taking the piss to an art form.
An example:
Here is a picture of the bus stop closest to where I live:
Nothing remarkable there, nothing to get the blood boiling. Just an ordinary, honest, boring bus stop. But then about two weeks ago a sign popped up on the bus stop. If you look closely you can see it tied to the pole in the above picture. This is what that sign reads:
This bus stop has been upgraded??? UPGRADED? How? Apart from putting up a notice informing us they have upgraded it and we should be grateful the muppets haven’t touched it. Ati upgraded. Taking the piss. “Quality bus corridors programme” yeah right.
Photos taken on a Nokia N70 (BDIS).
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April 5, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Guessaurus
LOL you just wanted to ‘floss’ your pictures taken with your phone (It still looks like a brick, however posh)
What upgrade? You cannot even sit or shelter out there.
April 5, 2006 at 5:10 pm
JKE
Ugraded in terms of leather seats @ the bus stop, a friendly welcome hostess (= jobs) trained in Japan who greats every customer with an english tea and cookies and free inet wlan hotspots at every bus stop?
April 5, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Medusa
I’m soo glad this wasn’t about Taking ‘a’ piss- So I guess that’s where we should get off the bus on our way to yours for the KBW kaybees after-party?
April 6, 2006 at 2:47 am
strawberries
Hey, when you find out exactly what was upgraded am curious to know. Ta for visitng.
April 6, 2006 at 8:10 am
Mocha!
LOL….kweli, there they have really taken the piss. LMAO!
As for the phone, too bulky!
April 6, 2006 at 8:15 am
Farmgal
yaani you dont have a shelter?
April 6, 2006 at 10:32 am
kipepeo
yeah, they really are taking the piss!!! That’s really huh…***? lush phone…
April 6, 2006 at 10:33 am
kipepeo
oh, ooops, bet the phone has this tiny little charger thing doesnt it…? who’s laughing now!!???
April 6, 2006 at 11:32 am
Mentalacrobatics
hey my phone is sawa sawa!
and yes Kipepeo it does have that little charger thing … but still I dont carry it in my handbag!
As for the upgrade … mystery!
April 6, 2006 at 3:57 pm
Digz Guy
U guy!
I know that 11 bus route well. The day they upgrade any stop on that route then pigs will really start to fly!
Do the bus drivers still whizz past the stop like you ain’t there?
April 6, 2006 at 9:51 pm
cyn
i guess you already tried talking to it
April 7, 2006 at 12:37 pm
Mentalacrobatics
@Digz Guy … boss you wont believe the prices these days. I took some more pics. Just wait!
and yeah those jamaas still have bad manners!
November 27, 2006 at 10:03 am
KM
LOOL, sasa now where does one stand to wait for the bus?
LOOOOL, that rellay did make my day, that sad sad looking BS (Bus Stop, asiii) No shelter? You know my fake Celtel shelter is way better than that!!!